FOR THE FIRST FEW HOURS WHAT WAS YOUR MUSE FEELING? WERE THEY HAPPY OR FOCUSED ON WHAT THEY'D LOST?
AT FIRST , john is in a state of absolute euphoria . something so similar to a high that you could almost describe it as such . though his feeling of bliss only lasts a moment or two , it is still enough to bring his heart-rate up and put a smile on his face . the last time he'd felt this good was when he was finally freed from the lighthouse bunker after EIGHTY - THREE days of isolation . he couldn't help but be totally delighted by their escape . though, as with all good things, this feeling wouldn't last . within two hours, john was weighed down with a heavy sense of anxiety .
his claustrophobia quickly set in afterwards, leaving him anxious & weary . he suffered from pretty much constant anxiety & panic attacks for at least the first TWO to THREE days . leaving him utterly exhausted by the time he began to grow used to being locked in once more .
the only thing he truly missed from the ground was just that; the ground. he couldn't stop thinking about being free . there were no walls to surround him; just trees & undergrowth . after spending at least five years in isolation on the ark + several times that he was trapped & / or locked up somewhere on the ground… he just couldn't handle the feeling anymore . it was an intense trigger for him and he suffered severely .
other than the ground, he doesn't really think much about who they lost . at least, not at first . too caught up in his own mind to really think of anyone but himself . it's at least a week before it hits him .
WHO DOES YOUR MUSE THINK OF OR MISS DURING THE FIRST 24 HOURS?
truthfully , in the first twenty - four hours he thinks of no one but HIMSELF . anxiety has him so self - absorbed in this moment that all he can do to not break down in control his breathing . because of this , he disappears several times from the others under the rouse of exploration.
DOES YOUR MUSE THINK THEY'LL MAKE IT TO THE RING & IN TERMS OF SURVIVING THERE LONG TERM?
honestly? john believes in raven wholeheartedly. if he didn't , you wouldn't see him continuously put his life in her hands . there are very few people that john will bestow this trust upon. raven just so happens to be one of them .
but really, in terms of thinking one thing or another . he just… doesn't. i think it's really just too much for him to think about it. he never thinks the words ❝ oh my god we're not going to make it . ❞ or it's opposite counterpart . he just — hopes . sure, that sounds a bit cliche, but it's true. he doesn't believe one way or another, he just hopes that raven will pull them through this .
in terms of surviving long term, he doesn't really allow himself to think of that much either . as i said before, he believes in raven's capabilities. but the deep mindset of ❝ I THINK WE WILL. ❞ or ❝ WE’RE NOT GOING TO . ❞ is just too much for him to handle .
WHAT IS ONE THING YOUR MUSE IS EXCITED ABOUT, IF ANYTHING?
he's not really excited about anything. however, he is COMFORTED by the knowledge that there isn't any monsters lurking around the corner . he trusts the tech & he trusts raven to keep said tech working, so in this time, he's able to focus more on keeping himself cool rather than worrying about their safety, which is a nice change of pace.
WHAT IS YOUR MUSE MOST AFRAID OF IN THOSE FIRST FEW HOURS?
obviously with john, the most logical one is DEATH. however , i don't think in this instance, that this is entirely true . he worries for his own life, sure. as well as the others. but in the first few hours his anxiety gets the best of him & he's terrified of the walls closing in on him . CRUSHING him to death . ( so maybe it does tie back to his death … hm . ) while it's obviously a tad ridiculous, he can't help but stare at the walls for minutes at a time, trying to be sure that they aren't moving.
DOES YOUR MUSE SLEEP THAT NIGHT? IF SO WHERE, & WITH WHO?
he actually DOESN’T . not because he's busy helping, but just general restlessness leaves him staring out one of the giant windows until he eventually passes out sometime in the early morning . he carries dark circles for weeks because of this nightly pattern